Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
LATER NEWS.

TIE Rev. CHARLES A BERRY, OF Wolver-
hampton. England, has declined TO accept
the pastorate of Plymouth Church, to which
he had been called some time since.
Mrs John J. Aston, the leader of fashion
able New York society, is dead in her sixty
second year.
FoRTY-rwo United States prisoners the
largest party of the sort on record, have just
been taken in batch from Indian Territory
to Fort Smith, Arkansas.
A SHOCK from an electric bell wire behind
the scenes instantly killed Stage Manager
James O'Connell, of Andrews's Michael
Strogof' Company in Cincinnati
THE first cremation in Michigan has just
taken place at Detroit. The body cremated
was that of Mrs Barbara Schow, of Nillers-
burg, Ohio
THIRTY Chinese women, who arrived re-
Gently in San Francisco, claiming previous
residence, have been refused landing.
REV. l. S. KALLOCH, ex-Mayor of San
Francisco who was shot and severely wounded
by Charles De Young, proprietor OF the San
Francisco Chronicle eight years ago, has
just died in Washington Territory. De Young
was afterward shot TO death by kallochs
SON. whose trial resulted in an acquittal.
z. L. HARPER has been sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment for criminal acts in con-
nection with his position Vice-President
of the Fidelity National Bank at Cincinnati.
NJ. FALLIERE having been as unsuccessful
as NJ. Goblet in forming a French cab
met, President Carnot called upon NJ. Tirard
to make the third attempt to organize a min
istry.
YAQUI Indians are devastating a large
raoiOO in MexicO deSOite q bio fOrce Of frpOpS
hunting close on their Grail.
LARGE seed and oil mills at Drifield, Eng
land, have been destroyed 10y fire; loss,
S75O,OOO.
The General Executive Board CT the
Knights of Labor have issued circular, pre-
pared by Grand Master Workman Powderly,
attacking Jay Gould for his monopOlistic ten
denotes and strongly favOring the establish
ment OF postal telegraph by the National
Government.
HENRY S. IVES, the young New York finan-
cier. who failed recently for many millions,
has been arrested upon the charge of grand
larceny, growing out of his railroad transac-
tions, and he'd in S25, 900 bail.
MAYOR O'BRIEN has been reelected in
Boston by 26,621 to votes to q, 800 for Hart,
nominee of the Republicans and Independents
The Common Council is Democratic.
Salem and Newburyport have gone Repub-
Hcan, and with Worcester have been carried
in favor of liquor license.
MAYOR LATROBE,- of Baltimore, welcomed
the delegates to the second annual convention
of the National Federation Of Labor, and
President Gompers replied.
A FIRE in Chicago destroyed nearly one
million dollars worth of property.
a BALLOON, containing man who had
evidently starved to death, tumbled from the
sky to earth, near OwensborO, KY.
4 JOINT committee of the Presbyterian
Church, North and South, have been in ses-
sion at Louisville, KY, considering the
question of organic union.
THE second National Convention of third
and fourth class postmasters of the United
States met in Washington, About go post
masters were present, representing twenty
| three States.
THE charges against NJ. Wilson, ex-Presi-
dent Grevy's son-in-law, accused of par
| ticipation in the sale of French decorations to
whoever would buy, have been dismissed
! The affair has created great scandal in
/ France.
! NINE. BOUCICACT, a wealthy Partisan lady,
Just deceased, leaves by will $3,OOO,0OO 40
! charity.
GENERAL DIGBY WILLOUGHBT, ex-MiniS-
! ter OF England to Madagascar, has been ar
rested for embezzling $4,000 government
| bonds.
PRESIDENT CARNoT's first message to the
French Parliament is considered a weak
document
NJ HERTENsTEIN has been elected Presid-
ent OF the Swiss Republic.